New York Yankees vs Kansas City Athletics
June 26, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 26, 1956 at Municipal Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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New York Yankees 8, Kansas City Athletics 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Martin 2b 5 2 2 1
Collins 1b 4 1 1 0
Mantle cf 5 0 1 0
Berra c 4 2 1 1
Siebern lf 5 0 1 2
Bauer rf 1 1 0 1
Carey 3b 4 2 3 2
Rizzuto ss 3 0 1 1
Ford p 4 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 10 8
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
DeMaestri ss 4 0 2 2
Lopez 3b 4 0 0 0
Skizas rf 4 0 1 0
Simpson cf 4 1 2 1
Power lf 4 0 0 0
Robinson 1b 3 1 0 0
Thompson c 4 1 1 0
Boyer 2b 2 1 0 0
Gorman p 2 0 1 1
  Pless ph 1 0 0 0
  Crimian p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 4
New York 011 201 3008100
Kansas City 030 000 001473
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ford  W(9-4) 9.0 7 4 4 2 2
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
2
2
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Gorman  L(4-4) 7.0 8 8 7 3 3
  Crimian   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
8
7
3
3

  E–Skizas (1), Robinson (2), Thompson (4).  DP–New York 2. Ford-Rizzuto-Collins, Rizzuto-Martin-Collins.  2B–New York Carey (11,off Gorman), Kansas City Thompson (9,off Ford).  HR–New York Berra (18,2nd inning off Gorman 0 on 0 out); Martin (3,3rd inning off Gorman 0 on 0 out); Carey (5,6th inning off Gorman 0 on 1 out), Kansas City Simpson (12,9th inning off Ford 0 on 0 out).  SH–Rizzuto (5,off Gorman).  SF–Bauer (3,off Gorman).  IBB–Berra (6,by Gorman); Boyer (1,by Ford).  Team LOB–6.  Team–3.  SB–Mantle (5,2nd base off Gorman/Thompson); Rizzuto (3,2nd base off Crimian/Thompson).  CS–Mantle (1,3rd base by Crimian/Thompson).  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–Ed Runge, 2B–Eddie Rommel, 3B–Frank Tabacchi.  T–2:12.  A–25,070.
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